Reaction to latest unemployment reportThe U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and, perhaps, giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.

AFL-CIO registers 450k voters from union homesThe AFL-CIO says it has registered more than 450,000 new voters from union households over the past 18 months, part of an ambitious push to swell the ranks of Democratic-leaning voters and help President Barack Obama win reelection.